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Frequently Asked Questions

• What is a pangolin used for?

  Pangolin are one of the most trafficked mammals in Asia and are increasingly trafficked in Africa. In China and Vietnam, Pangolins are in high demand. Their meat is considered a delicacy in certain cultures and their scales are used in traditional medicine and folk remedies to treat a range of ailments.

• How can you tell if a pangolin is dangerous?

  These solitary, primarily nocturnal animals, are easily recognized by their full armor of scales. A startled Pangolin will cover its head with its front legs, exposing its scales to any potential predator. If touched or grabbed it will roll up completely into a ball, while the sharp scales on the tail can be used to lash out.

• What is a pangolin's tail made of?

  They are made from keratin, which is the same material from which human fingernails and tetrapod claws are made from. When threatened by a predator, a Pangolin may curl up in a ball, and the sharp scales on the tail may be used to lash out. The scales are sharp, providing extra defense against predators. Pangolin are nocturnal animals.

• What is WWF doing to protect pangolins?

  WWF, together with TRAFFIC, is working in Asia and Africa to protect Pangolins and other species from wildlife crime. We are actively trying to reduce demand for illegal wildlife products in countries like China and Vietnam.

• What is pangolin ?

  A community-driven decentralized exchange for Avalanche and Ethereum assets with fast settlement , low transaction fees, and a democratic distribution –powered by Avalanche. Pangolin brings you the best trading opportunities to find and maximize your yield.

• How can you tell if a pangolin is dangerous?

  These solitary, primarily nocturnal animals, are easily recognized by their full armor of scales. A startled Pangolin will cover its head with its front legs, exposing its scales to any potential predator. If touched or grabbed it will roll up completely into a ball, while the sharp scales on the tail can be used to lash out.

• What is the pangolin nomenclature for SARS-Cov-2?

  Pangolin was developed to implement the dynamic nomenclature of SARS-CoV-2 lineages, known as the Pango nomenclature. It allows a user to assign a SARS-CoV-2 genome sequence the most likely lineage (Pango lineage) to SARS-CoV-2 query sequences. Pangolin assigns lineages to query sequences as described in Rambaut et al 2020.

• Why are pangolins so popular in China?

  Pangolins are in high demand for traditional Chinese medicine in southern China and Vietnam because their scales are believed to have medicinal properties. Their meat is also considered a delicacy. 100,000 are estimated to be trafficked a year to China and Vietnam, amounting to over one million over the past decade.